Quality inspector

Anduril Industries; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier employee benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Sydney, Australia, seeks a Quality Inspector to support manufacturing with incoming, in-process, and end-of-line inspections. You will learn and execute detailed inspection processes, investigate issues, and raise non-conformances to ensure reliable products for mission requirements.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with quality teams, suppliers, and production, ensuring traceability and adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with calibrated equipment including calipers, micrometers and CMMs.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and wire diagrams.
• GD&T knowledge and tolerance analysis for machined parts.
• Experience inspecting CNC machined parts, weldments and assemblies.
• Experience inspecting electrical components such as PCBs and wire harnesses.
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO9001 or similar QMS in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong cross-functional communication with suppliers and internal teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Australian Government Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming materials, in-process items, and finished goods to verify spec conformance.
• Investigate and troubleshoot product and process issues; raise non-conformance tickets.
• Support product traceability and implement corrective actions as required.
• Collaborate with quality and manufacturing engineers to improve processes.
• Coordinate calibration activities for test equipment and fixtures.

Skills

Calibrated equipment

Reading engineering drawings

GD&T knowledge

CNC inspection experience

Electrical/PCB inspection

QMS AS9100/ISO9001

Cross-functional communication

Security clearance eligible

Education

Technical or Associate degree in quality/mechanical/aerospace

Tools

Jira

MES

ERP

Teamcenter

CAD

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril’s Quality organisation is seeking a Quality Inspector to join our team in Sydney, Australia. The Quality team works with our internal teams, customers and suppliers to ensure the deployment of reliable products that meet all mission requirements. The Quality Inspector will support the Manufacturing/Production teams, and be responsible for learning and executing detailed inspection processes necessary to ensure a quality product in a timely manner. Some of the daily duties will include inspecting incoming materials, equipment, and products to ensure quality specifications are met. Additionally, you'll investigate/ troubleshoot product and production issues, raise non-conformance tickets for triage, support product traceability, take corrective action as well as implement standards/ specifications/ processes cross-functionally with Quality Teams.

What You’ll Do

• Work in a modern manufacturing environment on incoming inspection, in-process inspection and end of line inspection
• Support Material review board processes
• Propose, develop and implement quality assurance policies and procedures and review with the product quality and manufacturing engineers
• Review and propose continuous improvement projects for productivity gains, quality improvements, and benefits to Anduril's quality policy
• Support the calibration process of test equipment, jigs and fixtures. Coordinate calibration
• Support internal and external audits on processes and procedures

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Calibrated equipment (calipers, micrometers, CMM, Scanning, torque, multimeters etc.)
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings (wire diagrams, work instructions, MBD drawings)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge, understanding dimension and tolerancing
• Experience with inspection of CNC machined parts, fabricated weldments and mechanical assemblies
• Experience with inspection of Electrical and Electronic Components (PCBs, wire-harnesses)
• Experience in a facility with AS9100, ISO9001 or similar QMS standard
• Experience with communicating in cross functional teams and with suppliers as needed
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical or Associates degree in related quality/ mechanical/ aerospace engineering field
• IPC-A-610 or IPC-A-620 Certification
• Experience with Manufacturing processes and their related systems (Jira, MES, ERP, Teamcenter, CAD)
• Experience with auditing processes and procedures in a manufacturing environment
• Detail oriented self starter with minimal oversight - strong ability to communicate with different cross functional teams
• Knowledge of First Article Inspection requirements and processes
• Knowledge of with Maritime vessel requirements
• Experience with validation and testing assemblies and their components

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.